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Video: Miguel Cabrera takes grounders at shortstop, looks slim

Though he is about to enter his age-37 season, Miguel Cabrera is looking surprisingly nimble. The Detroit Tigers tweeted out a video Tuesday of the veteran slugger taking grounders at shortstop and appearing noticeably trimmer. Take a look: Entering …

Masahiro Tanaka says he has watched video of line drive to head ‘many times’

Masahiro Tanaka appears to have some sort of a sense of humor about a Giancarlo Stanton line drive hitting him in the head. The New York Yankees pitcher was part of a scary incident ten days ago when he was hit in the head by a liner during a …

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Canadian health official gives hint on what could help Blue Jays play in Toronto

Time is running out for the Toronto Blue Jays to figure out where they will be playing home games for the 2020 season. The Blue Jays are still focused on playing their games in Toronto, but are still in need of final government approval to do so. The …

New York Mets

Alex Rodriguez and Steve Cohen reportedly advance to second round of Mets bidding

Alex Rodriguez is still in the running to purchase the New York Mets. Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s group is among four to advance to a second round of bidding on the Mets, according to Scott Soshnick of Sportico. Billionaire hedge fund …

Yasiel Puig

Yasiel Puig reportedly agrees to deal with Braves

We can officially rule out Yasiel Puig playing in the Korean Baseball Organization this year. Puig has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. Yasiel Puig is signing with the Braves, per source. — …

MLB considering having umpire crews travel on team flights this year

The unusual circumstances surrounding the 2020 MLB season could lead to an odd mix between teams and umpires. Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon confirmed on Monday that the league is considering having some umpiring crews travel on team charter …

Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger changed his swing during hiatus

Cody Bellinger may be looking a bit different at the plate this season. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday that the reigning NL MVP changed his swing during baseball’s hiatus, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Roberts …

Twins optimistic after Byron Buxton carted out of practice with foot injury

Byron Buxton was carted out of the Minnesota Twins’ practice game on Monday after suffering a foot injury, but the team is optimistic about his health. Buxton was trying to track a Nelson Cruz home run in center field when he went down. He was …

Justin Verlander rebuilt his pitching mechanics during MLB shutdown

Justin Verlander is one of the most successful pitchers of his generation. You’d probably think that when the MLB season was delayed, he would focus on doing what he’s always done with regard to staying in shape and being ready to go. …

Tony Kemp

Tony Kemp says black MLB players will make Opening Day statement of unity

Oakland Athletics second baseman Tony Kemp said Monday that Major League Baseball’s black players will join other sports in staging some sort of show of unity on Opening Day. Kemp said the details were still up in the air, but there will be …

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Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks opts out of 2020 season

St. Louis Cardinals flamethrower Jordan Hicks has become the latest MLB player to decline to play in 2020. The team announced Monday that Hicks has opted out of the 2020 season, citing “pre-existing health concerns.” Jordan Hicks has …

Report: Travis Kelce, former NFL stars trying to buy Mets with A-Rod and J-Lo

Alex Rodriguez and his fiancee Jennifer Lopez are leading a group that is trying to purchase the New York Mets, and the NFL community is apparently well represented in their bid as well. ESPN’s Vaughn McClure revealed on Monday that Kansas City …

Julio Franco

Red Sox P shares fantastic Julio Franco story

Boston Red Sox pitcher Collin McHugh shared a great story about Julio Franco on Sunday. Baseball reporter Hector Gomez shared a video on Friday of Franco taking swings in a batting cage and looking like he was in fantastic shape. This is what Julio …

Indians likely to change Francisco Lindor’s spot in batting order

The Cleveland Indians have grown accustomed to Francisco Lindor hitting in the leadoff spot for them, but that will probably be changing soon. Speaking with the media on Sunday, Indians manager Terry Francona said that Lindor will …

Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish planning to stay with Cubs after seeing them comply with social distancing rules

Yu Darvish was considering sitting out the 2020 season, but his Chicago Cubs teammates appear to have convinced him not to. Darvish said Sunday he wanted to see how seriously his teammates were taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, …

Kenley Jansen

Kenley Jansen reports to Dodgers camp after testing positive for coronavirus

We now know why Kenley Jansen was late to Los Angeles Dodgers camp, and it turns out he had a pretty good reason. Jansen arrived in camp Sunday and said he had previously tested positive for the coronavirus. Jansen said he had had a fever, but never …

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